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Man shoots down drone - gets arrested

Postby minnesotatv on Thu Oct 02, 2014 11:09 am

Detailed by police officers along the New Jersey shore, 32-year-old waiter
Russell J. Percenti was arrested last week for allegedly firing a shotgun at
an aerial remote control “helicopter” drone flying in the vicinity of his home.

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2014/10/02/ ... h-shotgun/
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Re: Man shoots down drone - gets arrested

Postby Hmac on Thu Oct 02, 2014 1:01 pm

Justice is served.
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Re: Man shoots down drone - gets arrested

Postby Bearcatrp on Thu Oct 02, 2014 1:14 pm

Time to get your own drone to take out drones invading your privacy. Be a mini top gun :lol:
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Re: Man shoots down drone - gets arrested

Postby Ghost on Thu Oct 02, 2014 1:55 pm

Been following this on the phantom forums.
More info here http://motherboard.vice.com/read/my-neighbor-blasted-my-drone-with-a-shotgun
"I heard a shotgun shot, but it didn't register that they were shooting at me," he told me. "Then, as I'm starting to move, I hear 'boom, boom, boom,' three shots really close together. I think, 'I'm getting shot at, the drone is getting shot at.'"

The pilot said he tried to bring the drone back toward him, which was probably a bad idea because the buckshot from the next blast flew just above his head: "He fired again as the drone was coming toward me, I heard the buckshot go over my head, and that's when I think the bird got hit squarely," he said.

Good thing nobody shot at this one, could have put holes in the cathedral
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Re: Man shoots down drone - gets arrested

Postby CraigJS on Wed Oct 08, 2014 10:40 am

Like the idea. An anti drone, drone.. :lol:
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